Native Plants

Where to find native plants and why we want to use them

Native Plants:

California Native Plants Society East Bay - conserves California native plants and their natural habitats, and increases community understanding, appreciation, and horticultural use of native plants.

Calscape - California Native Plant Society searchable database of native plants 

Natives Here - California Native Plant Society East Bay plant nursery (in Tilden Park)

        Urban Habitat - a non-profit native plant nursery in Berkeley that aims to create resilient communities and ecosystems through plant donations, urban habitat restoration, and community engagement

Native Plant & Seed Sale - native plant nursery at the Regional Parks Botanical Garden (in Tilden Park)

        Spiral Gardens - native plant nursery and local food system that aims to create food resilience by tying people directly to their sources of sustenance 

The Watershed Nursery - supplies quality native plant material and services for local restoration project, in Richmond

Oaktown Native Plant Nursery - native plant nursery in South Berkeley

East Bay Wilds Native Plant Nursery - native plant nursery in Oakland

East Bay Nursery - a sustainable local nursery in Berkeley with a variety of plants, including natives

Bring Back the Natives Garden Tour  - offers virtual and in-person tours of East Bay private native gardens

East Bay Native Plant Resource Team - online group regarding all things East Bay native plants, with subgroups including a pollinator pathway team and a seed and plant exchange team

Easy to Grow East Bay Natives with High Value - robust and easy to grow natives with high value in attracting butterflies and moths

Coming Soon! List of California native plants that are local to Emeryville, non-toxic, hardy, and with interesting features for children. It is being developed with the generous support of the Natives Here nursery.

About Native Plants

Doug Tallamy and Nature's Best Hope - Doug Tallamy wrote the guide to planting natives as a new approach to conservation that starts in our yards

Nature's Best Hope (Yound Readers' Edition) - Tallamy's guide adapted by Sarah L. Thompson for children

Homegrown National Park - a grassroots call-to-action to regenerate biodiversity and ecosystem function by planting native plants and creating new ecological networks

The Chickadee's Guide to Gardening - New York Times article by Doug Tallamy